Crack!

“Ugh!”

A spear slicing through the air impaled the fleeing hunter’s leg. To the hunter at the precinct it looked like an ordinary spear, but to viewers it blazed with dark blue flames.

└ We’re doomed

└ Stream over plus one

└ Is he really S-rank?? Same S-rank yet no contest ㄷㄷㄷㄷ

└ It’s not over yet! Stormy :’-(

└ Recommend another private stream 😀 I’m watching Azrael

└ SF tch tch

The mysterious Police Commissioner continued slaughtering officers. The fallen hunter glanced at the chat and used a skill. Sharp winds swirled around him—like the blades of a massive blender, cutting off any approach. With skill info blocked, Han Yuhyun sensed it not as wind but as a whirlwind of thin metallic weapons. His black hair whipped in the gale.

“Is the Police Commissioner’s victory condition to eliminate the police?”

Instead of answering, Han Yuhyun swung his sword. The Sovereign’s Blade arced, smashing against the wind shield. Clang! Sparks flew like clashing metal—then for a moment—

“Guh!”

The blade shattered the wind and sliced the hunter’s throat.

└ It’s over

└ Last comment!

The hunter’s body stiffened like a doll and his chat vanished. Han Yuhyun silently sheathed his sword.

└ Wow five-minute cut this time

└ Still, he held out long ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

└ Yuhyun, kill them all!!!!

Han Yuhyun glanced at another window beside the chat—a map of Manhattan. Dozens of police positions dotted the map. Since police cannot enter the auction hall, most stood still.

└ Why kill all the police?

└ Just joined? Someone copy-paste for me

└ [Police Commissioner]

[*Cannot directly capture thieves.

*May attack and kill police only; may be counterattacked.

*May issue one command per police officer; cannot order tasks unbecoming of rank. Officers who disobey are detained.

*May view police locations.

*If defeated fighting a participant, becomes a slave.]

[Victory Conditions

One participant achieves their condition while all participants survive

Kill all police (if witnessed by participants three times, cannot achieve)

Any one condition achieved (Commissioner’s win takes precedence)]

└ That’s extreme lolol all save vs all kill

One of the Commissioner’s victory conditions was for someone to achieve their win while all participants live. But that was virtually impossible. Even if he ordered all police not to kill participants, mistakes happen during pursuit. Thieves cannot kill participants, but asset holders can—only first strike is prohibited, so they could kill thieves or police.

Thus Han Yuhyun immediately discarded the first condition. Leaving protection half to chance did not suit his temperament.

The second condition was easier. He could lure police to secluded spots via command authority and pick them off one by one. With police locations known, he only had to beware asset holders and outlaws.

└ Victory is tough…

└ Isn’t this the worst case?

└ □□□□□□□□□□□□ Better would be □□□□□□□□□□□□

└ Yuhyun, your brother’s □□□□ was awesome

└ Han Yuhyun in uniform ← Korea’s Living National Treasure No.2227, who smuggled him to America;;;??

Scanning chat mechanically, Han Yuhyun moved position. It was advantageous to capture as many officers as possible before they moved post-auction. Asset holders would all be inside the hall, lowering risk of witnesses. Confirming a police location on the map, he spoke.

“Officer 9, move across the street to the gas station and await orders.”

Having given the command, Han Yuhyun sprang onto a willow‐leaf and leapt onto a nearby rooftop. In an instant he reached the building by the gas station and looked down. He saw an officer enter the station with a bored expression.

└ Here we go again

└ Right, Yuhyun, do whatever you want—being a police commissioner and roughing up cops is fine, bro would agree

└ Yuhyun, cool tone suits the cuffs—waiting

Flames gathered at Han Yuhyun’s fingertips, flickering dark blue before forming into a long spear. A red salamander climbed the spear, slipping into it. As the officer stopped at the center of the station, Han Yuhyun drew back his arm and hurled the fiery lance. In an instant it pierced the floor of the gas station.

Kra-Ang!!

A thunderous boom and towering flames erupted. The inferno fed on the station’s fuel, growing fiercer as it engulfed the officer. Unlike an ordinary blaze, the fire did not spread outside—it swirled in a perfect circle around the officer as if trapped by an invisible barrier, intensifying the heat.

“Fire!”

“911!”

Amid the panic, the feral flames quickly subsided, consuming everything in their domain and leaving only blackened remains as if no fire had ever burned. Baffled onlookers stared at the ashes where the station once stood.

Irin returned and crawled onto Han Yuhyun’s hand.

└ Look how quiet the chat is

└ Yuhyun… must be insane… so friggin cool… Han Yuhyun is Korea’s No.1 Hunterㅠ anyway he isㅠ

└ Hhhh S-rank but Shinhyeon-je is No.1, Hhhh is still a kid

└ What are they saying □□ tomorrow you’ll retire at forty

└ Sesung’s world-class, honestly Haeyeon’s known only in Korea

└ Sesung has two S-ranks, Haeyeon three

└ Hhhh catching Shinhyeon-je is Song Taewon’s best feat

└ 70% of Earth is ocean! Water’s ruler is Earth’s ruler!

Bang!

A faint explosion sounded in the distance. Checking the map for the next target, Han Yuhyun’s gaze shifted toward the sound. Simultaneously, the chat exploded.

└ Mch □□□□□□ went off

└ Wow □□□□□□□□□□□□ lololol

└ Was my school blown up like that?…

└ Hangul is fully filtered—ChatBox Korean?? unbelievable??

└ Yuhyun, stop □□□□□, it’s shocking you haven’t gone to jail in 25 years

└ Really □□□□□ like exactly□□ lololol??

Han Yuhyun’s eyes slowly blinked. The boom of successive explosions lifted the corner of his lips. Without viewing chat or guessing filters, he easily deduced: Han Yujin, his brother, was the cause.

‘Asset holder, or thief.’

One of those two. Though stealth skill users might slip through as lowest-score slaves, Yujin wouldn’t bypass the valley so easily. Han Yuhyun watched the exploded auction hall briefly, then looked back down at his ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) map.

└ But where’s Peace???

└ Peace is taking down officers too

└ Peace in uniform is so cute lolol he’s even wearing the hat lolol

“Building collapsing!”

Kang Soyeong shouted. At once Noah caught her and unfurled his wings. Golden feathers flared as he dodged falling debris and ascended.

“Too bad……”

Kang Soyeong murmured, glancing at Noah’s back. With skill info blocked she perceived only a simple flight skill; his radiant golden wings vanished without trace. Even Noah’s appearance differed—aside from his red hair, he looked much like Kang Soyeong. Of course, viewers saw his usual form.

└ Noah, we have an emoji for you!! 0:) Angel, angel!!

└ Truly an angel!!!!

└ So-yeong ah! Unnie!!!!! Love you111111111

└ You two together are dazzling…..

└ But why did the auction hall suddenly blow up?

└ □□□ lololol

“Could it be Yujin-ssi?”

Noah landed on a rooftop near the auction site. Kang Soyeong brought out binoculars to survey the ruins. People were streaming out—suspected thief hunters vacating quickly, asset-holder hunters lingering near the wreckage.

“Likely, but not certain. If this truly mirrors Manhattan, bombs would be accessible here. Whoever it was knows this place well—either Chief Han or another experienced hunter.”

While Kang Soyeong observed, Noah pulled out a radio—gear obtained from this precinct.

“A bomb detonated at the auction hall. No slaves located. Attempting contact with asset holders as planned.”

[Is that your brother? If so, the slaves would be gone. He wouldn’t just leave them.]

“I’ll search nearby. So-yeong, handle the asset-holder side.”

“Got it~ I’ll pick them out nicely!”

Kang Soyeong saluted playfully and Noah soared skyward again.

[You are police.]

[You are a thief.]

Moon Hyunah and Noah, Riette and Kang Soyeong—each duo saw different messages. Moon Hyunah and Riette actively breached the valley and captured monsters; Noah and Kang Soyeong supported and cheered. Same team, yet distinct roles—even adversarial roles.

[Police]

[*May preemptively attack and kill all participants except Police Commissioner and slaves—after killing participants, cannot move for 30 minutes.

*Can counterattack if attacked by Commissioner; defeating Commissioner promotes you to Commissioner.

*Must obey one command from Commissioner.

*May be employed by asset holders or bribed by thieves.

*If all thieves are wiped out, police are eliminated.]

[Victory Conditions

Police team captures all thieves (all thieves detained)

Collude with thieves to fulfill thieves’ condition

Be employed by asset holders to fulfill their condition

Capture thieves ten times

Any one condition met (joint victory for police, thieves, and asset holders)]

“Three of us can just hold hands,” Moon Hyunah concluded after reviewing police and thief conditions. Thieves could co-win with asset holders; police could co-win with either. Thus asset holders likely had similar conditions.

So thieves, police, and asset holders could unite—yet the catch was:

“They can betray you at the end.”

Sitting on the precinct sofa they’d seized, Moon Hyunah spoke. Riette lounged, legs crossed on the table, bored.

“In terms of conditions, I should be the outlaw. Who is it? Police are boring. Commissioner won’t come at me? I just want to hunt thieves~”

“If you capture thieves, the team must split.”

By role, most thieves were likely teamed with police. Police could co-win with thieves, so they might cooperate. But there was an easier solo win by capturing thieves. Usually solo victories yield better rewards than joint ones.

Unless you’re in a well-knit, trustworthy team, you’ll inevitably betray.

“You’re trying to embrace too many at once,” Riette remarked, showing her fangs.

“The police-thief team’s already split, right? No one except asset holders would cooperate. They’re all high-rank hunters.”

Moon Hyunah shrugged.

“But Riette, you’re here too.”

“My Sweeties are thieves~ If I lock them up quickly I’ll be bored, but if other cops do it, I’ll be pissed! Dungeon-run with Noah again is fun. Or should I hunt police? No one else matters if they all die.”

“I want to wipe them all out!” Riette’s chat was full of similar sentiments, interspersed with:

└ Riette □□□□□□! Our guild is totally ruined!

└ We should form a victims’ group lol how many now

└ Line up who’s been cleaned out by Riette

└ Whatever, Unnie is awesome!!!!!!!!

Affected viewers vented their anger, and Riette giggled.

“This is pretty fun. Germany? What happened there again?”

“Either they smashed it, stole it, or killed it. Three options. The Commissioner is probably Seong Hyunjae or Young-nim; if we drag in our brother, these two will follow.”

“I’m curious about the outlaw! Who demolished more than me? I want to fight!”

As Riette exclaimed, her chat flooded with filtered text.

[The auction has ended]

“Finally over!!”

Park Yerim pumped her fists. Beside her Song Taewon wore an exhausted expression. Until the auction ended, outlaws had to wait on Governors Island, where the game began. Of course, Park Yerim did more than wait quietly—Song Taewon had a rough time.

“Outlaw, move out!”

└ Yesong!! Don’t support the outlaws zzzzz they’re blowing up □□□ non-stop lol let’s riot!!

└ Chief Song should quit his job, agreed

└ From Yujin’s stream! Chief Song, Yujin says sorry!!!

An involuntary sigh escaped Song Taewon’s lips.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep